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Course OutlineAdministering a SQL Database
Infrastructure
31 Jul 2020
Contents
1. Course Objective
2. Pre-Assessment
3. Exercises, Quizzes, Flashcards & Glossary
Number of Questions
4. Expert Instructor-Led Training
5. ADA Compliant & JAWS Compatible Platform
6. State of the Art Educator Tools
7. Award Winning Learning Platform (LMS)
8. Chapter & Lessons
Syllabus
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Configure Encryption
Chapter 3: Configure Data Access and Permission
Chapter 4: Configure Auditing
Chapter 5: Develop a Backup Strategy
Chapter 6: Manage Database
Chapter 7: Alert Data for Failed Backups
Chapter 8: Restore Data
Chapter 9: Manage Database Integrity
Chapter 10: Database Activity
Chapter 11: Query Store
Chapter 12: Manage Indexes
Chapter 13: SQL Server Instances
Chapter 14: Implement Log Shipping and Configure Cluster
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Chapter 15: Availability Group
Videos and How To
9. Practice Test
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Features
10. Performance Based Labs
Lab Tasks
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11. Post-Assessment
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1. Course Objective
Gain hands-on experience to pass the Microsoft MCSA SQL Server 70-764 certification exam with the Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure course and lab. The lab is cloud-based, device-enabled, and can be easily integrated with an LMS. Interactive chapters comprehensively cover Microsoft MCSA 70-764 certification exam objectives and provide knowledge and skills required to configure data access and auditing; manage backup and restore of the database; manage and monitor SQL Server instance; and manage high availability and disaster recovery.
2. Pre-Assessment
Pre-Assessment lets you identify the areas for improvement before you start your prep. It determines what students know about a topic before it is taught and identifies areas for improvement with question assessment before beginning the course.
3. Quizzes
Quizzes test your knowledge on the topics of the exam when you go through the course material. There is no limit to the number of times you can attempt it.
107QUIZZES
4. Flashcards
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Flashcards are effective memory-aiding tools that help you learn complex topics easily. The flashcard will help you in memorizing definitions, terminologies, key concepts, and more. There is no limit to the number of times learners can attempt these. Flashcards help master the key concepts.
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5. Glossary of terms
uCertify provides detailed explanations of concepts relevant to the course through Glossary. It contains a list of frequently used terminologies along with its detailed explanation. Glossary defines the key terms.
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6. Expert Instructor-Led Training
uCertify uses the content from the finest publishers and only the IT industry's finest instructors. They have a minimum of 15 years real-world experience and are subject matter experts in their fields. Unlike a live class, you can study at your own pace. This creates a personal learning experience and gives you all the benefit of hands-on training with the flexibility of doing it around your schedule 24/7.
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7. ADA Compliant & JAWS Compatible Platform
uCertify course and labs are ADA (Americans with Disability Act) compliant. It is now more accessible to students with features such as:
Change the font, size, and color of the content of the course
Text-to-speech, reads the text into spoken words
Interactive videos, how-tos videos come with transcripts and voice-over
Interactive transcripts, each word is clickable. Students can clip a specific part of the video by clicking on a word or a portion of the text.
JAWS (Job Access with Speech) is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows that reads the screen either with a text-to-speech output or by a Refreshable Braille display. Student can easily navigate uCertify course using JAWS shortcut keys.
8. State of the Art Educator Tools
uCertify knows the importance of instructors and provide tools to help them do their job effectively. Instructors are able to clone and customize course. Do ability grouping. Create sections. Design grade scale and grade formula. Create and schedule assignments. Educators can also move a student from self-paced to mentor-guided to instructor-led mode in three clicks.
9. Award Winning Learning Platform (LMS)
uCertify has developed an award winning, highly interactive yet simple to use platform. The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology's finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been recognized for achieving excellence. uCertify has won CODiE awards consecutively for last 7 years:
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1. Best Education Solution
2. Best Virtual Learning Solution
3. Best Student Assessment Solution
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5. Best Career and Workforce Readiness Solution
6. Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas
7. Best Corporate Learning/Workforce Development Solution
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2. Best Education Cloud-based Solution
3. Best College and Career Readiness Solution
4. Best Corporate / Workforce Learning Solution
5. Best Postsecondary Learning Content Solution
6. Best Postsecondary LMS or Learning Platform
7. Best Learning Relationship Management Solution
2017
1. Best Overall Education Solution
2. Best Student Assessment Solution
3. Best Corporate/Workforce Learning Solution
4. Best Higher Education LMS or Learning Platform
2018
1. Best Higher Education LMS or Learning Platform
2. Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas
3. Best Learning Relationship Management Solution
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2019
1. Best Virtual Learning Solution
2. Best Content Authoring Development or Curation Solution
3. Best Higher Education Learning Management Solution (LMS)
2020
1. Best College and Career Readiness Solution
2. Best Cross-Curricular Solution
3. Best Virtual Learning Solution
10. Chapter & Lessons
uCertify brings these textbooks to life. It is full of interactive activities that keeps the learner engaged. uCertify brings all available learning resources for a topic in one place so that the learner can efficiently learn without going to multiple places. Challenge questions are also embedded in the chapters so learners can attempt those while they are learning about that particular topic. This helps them grasp the concepts better because they can go over it again right away which improves learning.
Learners can do Flashcards, Exercises, Quizzes and Labs related to each chapter. At the end of every lesson, uCertify courses guide the learners on the path they should follow.
Syllabus
Chapter 1: Introduction
About 70-764 Exam
Install and Configure the AdventureWorks2016 Database
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Chapter 2: Configure Encryption
Key Management Architecture and Encryption Hierarchy
Cell-Level Encryption
Transparent Data Encryption
Always Encrypted
Backup Encryption
Connection Encryption
Encryption Troubleshooting
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Chapter 3: Configure Data Access and Permission
Create and Maintain Users
Create and Maintain Custom Roles
Manage Database Object Permission
Configure User Option for Azure SQL Database
Configure Row-Level Security (RLS)
Configure Dynamic Data Masking (DDM)
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Chapter 4: Configure Auditing
Manage a SQL Server Audit
Query the SQL Server Audit Log
Configure and Manage Azure SQL Database Audit
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Chapter 5: Develop a Backup Strategy
SQL Server Backup Tips
Backup Types
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Chapter 6: Manage Database
Backup Very Large Databases (VLDB)
Benchmark a Server
Performance Tuning on Azure IaaS
Manage Very Large Databases
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Chapter 7: Alert Data for Failed Backups
Configure Alerting for Failed Backups
Backup Database to Azure
Manage Transaction Log Backups
Configure Backup Automation
Perform Piecemeal Restores
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Chapter 8: Restore Data
Restore Databases
Perform Page Restore
Perform Point-in-Time Recovery
Restore Filegroups
Develop a Plan to Automate and Test Restores
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Chapter 9: Manage Database Integrity
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Implement Database Consistency Checks
Identify Database Corruption
Recover from Database Corruption
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Chapter 10: Database Activity
Blocking Activities
tempdb Resources
Data Collector
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Chapter 11: Query Store
Manage the Query Store
Extended Events
Identify Problematic Execution Plans
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Chapter 12: Manage Indexes
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Identify and Repair Index Fragmentation
Identify and Create Missing Indexes
Manage Columnstore Indexes
Manage Partitioned Tables
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Chapter 13: SQL Server Instances
Create and Manage Operators
Create and Manage SQL Agent Alerts
Configure Policy-Based Management
Identify Available Space on Data Volumes
Identify the Cause of Manage Performance Degradation
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Chapter 14: Implement Log Shipping and Configure Cluster
Configure and Monitor Log Shipping
Windows Server Failover Cluster
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Manage Shared Disks
Cluster Shared Volumes
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Chapter 15: Availability Group
Database Mirroring
Create an Availability Group
Manage Failover
Configure Read-Only Routing
Create Distributed Availability Groups
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Videos and How To
uCertify course includes videos to help understand concepts. It also includes How Tos that help learners in accomplishing certain tasks.
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11. Practice Test
uCertify provides full length practice tests. These tests closely follow the exam objectives and are designed to simulate real exam conditions. Each course has a number of test sets consisting of hundreds of items to ensure that learners are prepared for the certification exam.
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40PRE-ASSESSMENTS QUESTIONS
40POST-ASSESSMENTS QUESTIONS
Features
Full Remediation
Each question comes with detailed remediation explaining not only why an answer option is correct but also why it is incorrect.
Unlimited Practice
Each test can be taken unlimited number of times until the learner feels they are prepared. Learner can review the test and read detailed remediation. Detailed test history is also available.
Learn, Test and Review Mode
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Each test set comes with learn, test and review modes. In learn mode, learners will attempt a question and will get immediate feedback and complete remediation as they move on to the next question. In test mode, learners can take a timed test simulating the actual exam conditions. In review mode, learners can read through one item at a time without attempting it.
12. Performance Based Labs
uCertify's performance-based labs are Live Labs. Learn the real world skills using Live Labs. uCertify Labs are cloud-based, device-enabled and can be easily integrated with an LMS. Features of uCertify labs:
Provide hands-on experience in a safe, online environment
Labs simulate real world, hardware, software & CLI environment
Flexible and inexpensive alternative to physical Labs
Comes with well-organized component library for every task
Highly interactive - learn by doing
Explanations and remediation available
Videos on how to perform
Lab Tasks
Creating a New User with System Administrator Rights
Creating a Database Role
Creating an Application Role
Granting Permissions to Create Tables
Creating a Server Audit and its Specification
Creating and Enabling the SQL Server Audit Log
Setting the Recovery Model in SQL Server
Adding a File to a Database
Adding a Filegroup with Two Files to a Database
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Adding Two Log Files to a Database
Removing a File from a Database
Monitoring a Full Backup of the Database
Restoring a Database
Restoring Filegroups
Using the ALTER Command with the ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE Command
Using CHECKDB
Using the CHECKSUM Verification
Creating a Database Snapshot
Using sp_who
Using sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks
Using sys.dm_db_file_space_usage
Returning Pages and Usage Information of User Objects
Retrieving Information About Query Store Options
Retrieving Information About Query Store Status
Retrieving All of the Stored Procedures for a Database
Retrieving a List of T-SQL Statements and Query Plans
Retrieving the Query Plan, Query Text, and Execution Count
Enabling DTA for a Query Store
Creating a Partitioned Table Using SSMS
Creating Custom Categories for Policies
Using sys.dm_os_volume_stats
Modifying DB Startup Parameters to Optimize Performance
Creating an Event Session
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33PERFORMANCE BASED LAB
34VIDEO TUTORIALS
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13. Post-Assessment
After completion of the uCertify course Post-Assessments are given to students and often used in conjunction with a Pre-Assessment to measure their achievement and the effectiveness of the exam.
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